1. (

• hydrophobia ,

) a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids ;

2. (

• hydrophobia ,

) a morbid fear of water ;

3. (

• rabies ,
• hydrophobia ,
• lyssa ,
• madness ,

) an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain ;